Wildbird Music

29/01/2024

Wildbird books and scores are available for purchase from the Australian Music Centre as well as the Wildbird Music website www.wildbirdmusic.com.au. We are pleased to add these recent titles to the collection.

Some recent arrivals from our friends at Wildbird Music... A score of Helen Gifford's 'Fable' for solo harp with critical commentary by Jacinta Dennett, and a fascinating new book in Australian music literature, William Kempster's 'A Singular Voice: the Choral Music of Ross Edwards' – both now available to purchase from the AMC Shop.

📖 'A Singular Voice: the Choral Music of Ross Edwards' - William Kempster: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/a-singular-voice-the-choral-music-of-ross-edwards

🎼'Fable', Helen Gifford, critical edition by Jacinta Dennett: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/fable-for-solo-harp

01/12/2023

To celebrate the 80th birthday of distinguished Australian composer Ross Edwards this month, Wildbird has much pleasure in announcing the publication of "A Singular Voice: the choral music of Ross Edwards," by William Kempster. Now available for pre-order at a special price of $39.95 plus postage.

https://wildbirdmusic.com.au/2023/12/new-book-about-ross-edwards/

13/09/2022

Many thanks to those who placed pre-orders for new Wildbird publication "The Music of Liza Lim," by Tim Rutherford-Johnson. This is the 5th instalment in Wildbird's Australian Composers series after volumes on Peter Sculthorpe by John Peterson, Richard Meale by Michael Hannan, Nigel Butterley by Elliott Gyger and Carl Vine by Rhoderick McNeill.

We are delighted that the book is now officially in stock and all pre-orders have been posted, throughout Australia and as far afield as the United States, Canada and Italy. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by Tim Rutherford-Johnson's sensitive and detailed insights into Liza Lim's exciting and compelling music.

If you haven't already got your copy, you can order it here: https://wildbirdmusic.com.au/shop/books/the-music-of-liza-lim-by-tim-rutherford-johnson/

15/08/2022

PRE-ORDER "The Music of Liza Lim," a new book by Tim Rutherford-Johnson.

Wildbird is very pleased to announce that advance orders for the fifth volume in our Australian Composers series are open, for delivery 12 September.

Following on from our books on the music of Peter Sculthorpe, Richard Meale, Nigel Butterley and Carl Vine comes the latest volume on the music of Liza Lim, written by one of England's leading authorities on contemporary music, Tim Rutherford-Johnson, well-known for his book "Music after the Fall: Modern Composition and Culture since 1989."

Advance orders received via the Wildbird website up to 11 September will cost AUD$49.95 (incl. GST). After that the offer of free postage within Australia will run out for all Wildbird titles.

https://wildbirdmusic.com.au/2022/08/pre-order-the-music-of-liza-lim/

Read more on our website: https://wildbirdmusic.com.au/shop/books/the-music-of-liza-lim-by-tim-rutherford-johnson/

29/05/2022

Coming Soon: New Book, "The Music of Liza Lim," by Tim Rutherford-Johnson!

Wildbird is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of the fifth book in the Australian Composers series: "The Music of Liza Lim."
This book has been written for Wildbird by Tim Rutherford-Johnson who is well-known as a British new music critic, journalist and blogger.
Liza Lim is one of Australia's most outstanding composers with an ever-growing international reputation.
As with the other volumes in Wildbird's Australian Composers series, this new book on Liza Lim is full of musical examples which underline the discussion of her musical language. Each chapter specifically examines her music across a wide-ranging repertoire, beginning with solo instrument works and concluding with her incredible operas.
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Read more about this new book: https://wildbirdmusic.com.au/2022/05/coming-soon-the-music-of-liza-lim/
Peruse the other volumes of the Australian Composers Series: https://wildbirdmusic.com.au/product-category/books/

26 May Coming Soon: The Music of Liza Lim Wildbird is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of the fifth book in the Australian Composers series: The Music of Liza Lim. This volume follows on from Wildbird’s books on Peter Sculthorpe, Richard Meale, Nigel Butterley and Carl Vine. The M...

21/02/2022

It is with great sorrow that we have received news at Wildbird of the death of Nigel Butterley.

Nigel was 86 and Australia’s senior composer. His life was dedicated to composition and his contribution to the canon of our music was of great beauty and substance.

For so long there was a triumvirate of Nigel Butterley, Richard Meale and Peter Sculthorpe and my connections to all three of them go back a long way, with so many memories of good times, not-so-good times and very human times in between. Now all three of them have gone.

Farewell, dear Nigel… we will remember you with love and affection,
Brian Howard

[Image: Brian Howard, Nigel Butterley and Elliott Gyger]